The Ice Age Cometh! Forget Global Warming!
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Received our first accumulation of snow yesterday evening thru overnight, 3 inches in Columbus, OH and suburbs.
The earliest snow I remember was during childhood in Charleston, WV. We had a heavy, wet snow on Oct. 25 (my brother's birthday) that damaged trees as they still had lots of leaves. I've been in Ohio since 1988 and winters have usually been on the mild side. Couple years ago, did not need to use the snowblower even once. Guess those days are behind us.
What to do when your solar panels are covered in snow:
I was watching the weather channel on Monday as they were going on and on about the arctic blast that was going to sweep across the US. Buuuut - just so no one would get the idea that global warming wasn't still a thing, they put up a world map showing in red/orange all the areas with above average temps - the vast majority of the map appeared that way. It was only blue across parts of the US/Canada. Whether that temp display was actuallly accurate or a tweaking of data, hard to say. That it was generally misleading - you bet!
The earliest snow I remember was during childhood in Charleston, WV. We had a heavy, wet snow on Oct. 25 (my brother's birthday) that damaged trees as they still had lots of leaves. I've been in Ohio since 1988 and winters have usually been on the mild side. Couple years ago, did not need to use the snowblower even once. Guess those days are behind us.
What to do when your solar panels are covered in snow:
Sounds great! Those 3D printers are remarkable and really opening up so many possibilities!3D-printed generator allows you to generate electricity from snowfall
(Natural News) People can now tap snowfall for electricity, thanks to triboelectric nanogenerators that collect electrical energy from innocuous activities like footsteps and raindrops. The new energy harvester, developed by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), is not only inexpensive but light as well – matching the thinness and flexibility of a plastic sheet.
“The device can work in remote areas because it provides its own power and does not need batteries,” explained UCLA researcher Richard Kaner, the senior author of the study. “It’s a very clever device – a weather station that can tell you how much snow is falling, the direction the snow is falling, and the direction and speed of the wind.”
Like its conventional counterparts, the “snow-based triboelectric nanogenerator” draws electrical charge from static electricity. It takes advantage of the transfer of electrons to produce usable energy.
Kaner and his team released the details of their nanogenerator on the journal Nano Energy.
In a statement, Kaner explained how the interplay between materials that attract electrons and other substances that released the same particles produced static electricity. By separating these electric charges, a triboelectric generator produces electricity from scratch.
Snow naturally possesses a positive charge – as such, it gives up electrons. In the study, the UCLA researchers looked for a negatively charged material to take advantage of those properties. They settled upon silicone, a rubbery artificial compound made from silicon and oxygen atoms, as well as carbon and hydrogen.
When snow falls on the surface of silicone, the physical contact causes electrons to leave the former and flow to the latter. The resulting charge is captured by the snow-based triboelectric generator, which turns it into electricity.
UCLA researcher and co-author Maher El-Kady explained that snow possesses an electrical charge: If the substance comes into contact with another material with the opposite charge, it becomes possible to extract the energy and turn it into electricity.
“While snow likes to give up electrons, the performance of the device depends on the efficiency of the other material at extracting these electrons,” explained El-Kady. “After testing a large number of materials including aluminum foils and Teflon, we found that silicone produces more charge than any other material.”
Every year, snow blankets roughly 30 percent of the planet. This means that solar panels in regions that experience winter season operate at a much lower efficiency. When snow piles up on a photovoltaic array, it blocks off much of the sunlight. The obstructed solar cell produces less power, making it less effective at powering a home or building.
El-Kady suggested adding the snow-based triboelectric nanogenerator to the surface of a solar panel. The layer is thin enough to permit the passage of sunlight during sunny periods. More importantly, it makes it possible for the cell to continue generating electricity despite being covered in snow.
The nanogenerator may also keep track of a winter sports athlete, especially during jumps, runs, and walks. Unlike a smartwatch, it may recognize the primary patterns of movement during cross-country skiing.
The snow-powered triboelectric nanogenerator consisted of a silicone layer and an electrode that gathered the charge. The prototype was produced with a 3D printer.
The UCLA team said that they might manufacture the device with ease and at a low cost. Silicone is cheap, easy to obtain, and used in a variety of roles such as insulation for electrical wires, lubricating substances, and biomedical devices. It may now harness energy from the snow.
3D-printed generator allows you to generate electricity from snowfall – NaturalNews.com
People can now tap snowfall for electricity, thanks to triboelectric nanogenerators that collect electrical energy from innocuous activities like footsteps and raindrops. The new energy harvester, developed by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), is not only inexpensive but light as...www.naturalnews.com
I do wonder how believers in man-made global warming/climate change/crisis/disaster will attempt to rationalize all this recent record cold away - that's even if they take any notice of it in the first place.
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It was literally freezing in Florida and Alabama while parts of Maine, Michigan and New York were digging out from a foot of snow Wednesday as a historically early and deadly Arctic air mass gripped much of nation.
Records, some dating back more than 100 years, were toppled as the front continued its ferocious roll for a third day.
The entire state of Alabama was under a freeze warning as temperatures dipped into the 20s and below, breaking records at more than 100 locations. The National Weather Service in Mobile citing the "widespread, significant freeze" for Alabama and Florida's Panhandle, urged residents to protect exposed pipes, keep pets warm and check on neighbors.
In Florida, the average low temperature for November in Pensacola is 50 degrees. It was 20 degrees colder Wednesday morning.
"30 here near Pensacola Beach," tweeted resident Robert Pooley. "Hate it!"
Record lows were recorded Wednesday morning from Birmingham, Alabama, to Burlington, Vermont. Birmingham's low of 18 degrees bested by 4 degrees a record that stood since 1911.
New York City and Buffalo, New York, as well as parts of Ohio, have set records. In Kansas alone, at least six cities, including Wichita, set cold records for the date Tuesday.
In Missouri, St. Louis dropped to 11 degrees, breaking a record for the date that stood for more than 100 years.
It snowed in Texas just 60 miles from the Mexican border - and more intensely farther north. Parts of Michigan were digging out from up to 30 inches of snow. Buffalo set records with more than 11 inches. Parts of Maine and Vermont were hit with a foot of snow as the system roared into its third day.
"Visibility dropped as low as one-fourth of a mile at times ... as heavy lake-effect snow squalls continued moving through northeastern Ohio," AccuWeather Meteorologist Derek Witt said.
In Michigan, the Eaton County Sheriff's Office said two women, ages 81 and 64, and a 57-year-old man were killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash on snowy, icy roads. In Kansas, the Highway Patrol said an 8-year-old girl died in a three-vehicle wreck.
Authorities in Ohio were investigating two fatal wrecks on snowy roads, and a passenger bus toppled on its side in Syracuse, New York, although no serious injuries were reported.
Record-challenging low temperatures were everywhere. Single-digit temperatures descended on much of the Midwest, where Detroit sank to 7 degrees, breaking a record of 12 degrees for the day.
Cristen Hamilton, who lives in Chicago's northside neighborhood of Lakeview, had no problems with the early winter weather.
"I'm a transplant from Northern California, so I think it's fantastic," she said. "I'm very happy with Chicago at 20 degrees."
Drastically colder than normal temperatures stretched all the way to the Atlantic Coast. Temperatures dipped into the low 20s in Atlanta and in Jackson, Mississippi. Similar numbers swept across the East Coast - New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C.
Many of these cities often see temperatures that low, just not very often two weeks before Thanksgiving, said AccuWeather meteorologist Tyler Roys.
"We will be challenging records everywhere," he said.
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Historically early and deadly Arctic blast breaks U.S. cold records set more than 100 years ago
It was literally freezing in Florida and Alabama while parts of Maine, Michigan and New York were digging out from a foot of snow Wednesday as a historically early and deadly Arctic air mass gripped much of nation. Records, some dating back more...
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It was literally freezing in Florida and Alabama while parts of Maine, Michigan and New York were digging out from a foot of snow Wednesday as a historically early and deadly Arctic air mass gripped much of nation.
Records, some dating back more than 100 years, were toppled as the front continued its ferocious roll for a third day.
The entire state of Alabama was under a freeze warning as temperatures dipped into the 20s and below, breaking records at more than 100 locations. The National Weather Service in Mobile citing the "widespread, significant freeze" for Alabama and Florida's Panhandle, urged residents to protect exposed pipes, keep pets warm and check on neighbors.
In Florida, the average low temperature for November in Pensacola is 50 degrees. It was 20 degrees colder Wednesday morning.
"30 here near Pensacola Beach," tweeted resident Robert Pooley. "Hate it!"
Record lows were recorded Wednesday morning from Birmingham, Alabama, to Burlington, Vermont. Birmingham's low of 18 degrees bested by 4 degrees a record that stood since 1911.
New York City and Buffalo, New York, as well as parts of Ohio, have set records. In Kansas alone, at least six cities, including Wichita, set cold records for the date Tuesday.
In Missouri, St. Louis dropped to 11 degrees, breaking a record for the date that stood for more than 100 years.
It snowed in Texas just 60 miles from the Mexican border - and more intensely farther north. Parts of Michigan were digging out from up to 30 inches of snow. Buffalo set records with more than 11 inches. Parts of Maine and Vermont were hit with a foot of snow as the system roared into its third day.
"Visibility dropped as low as one-fourth of a mile at times ... as heavy lake-effect snow squalls continued moving through northeastern Ohio," AccuWeather Meteorologist Derek Witt said.
In Michigan, the Eaton County Sheriff's Office said two women, ages 81 and 64, and a 57-year-old man were killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash on snowy, icy roads. In Kansas, the Highway Patrol said an 8-year-old girl died in a three-vehicle wreck.
Authorities in Ohio were investigating two fatal wrecks on snowy roads, and a passenger bus toppled on its side in Syracuse, New York, although no serious injuries were reported.
Record-challenging low temperatures were everywhere. Single-digit temperatures descended on much of the Midwest, where Detroit sank to 7 degrees, breaking a record of 12 degrees for the day.
Cristen Hamilton, who lives in Chicago's northside neighborhood of Lakeview, had no problems with the early winter weather.
"I'm a transplant from Northern California, so I think it's fantastic," she said. "I'm very happy with Chicago at 20 degrees."
Drastically colder than normal temperatures stretched all the way to the Atlantic Coast. Temperatures dipped into the low 20s in Atlanta and in Jackson, Mississippi. Similar numbers swept across the East Coast - New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C.
Many of these cities often see temperatures that low, just not very often two weeks before Thanksgiving, said AccuWeather meteorologist Tyler Roys.
"We will be challenging records everywhere," he said.
Record cold temperatures across Ontario, Canada
Some records go back to 1873 Weather summary for Ontario and the National Capital Region issued by Environment Canada Wednesday 13 November 2019. A very cold arctic airmass made its way across Ontario bringing record low temperatures. The airmass...
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The floods in Venice that have killed two people and damaged hundreds of buildings including St Mark’s Basilica appear inexorable.
The city is a fragile treasure built on 118 islands off Italy’s northeast coast. In a way, it’s a miracle that Venice has managed to survive and thrive for more than 1,000 years. It built a naval and commercial empire and created an immense collection of palaces and churches, full of priceless paintings, to which an estimated 20 million tourists flock every year.
Yet there’s nothing really inevitable about the increased frequency of these floods and the failings of the Italian state to protect Venice.
It’s always difficult to pin the blame for one particular flood on global warming. But the data tell us there’s something very unusual going on. Last year there were 121 days of high tides in Venice, almost twice the number in 2017. The city authorities have counted the times since 1923 that the tide has been more than 140 cm above sea level, so-called “exceptional high tides.” Over half these episodes have taken place in the past two decades.
Meanwhile the statistic's tell us different.
The #14novembre 1951, the Po overflows and invades the area of #Polesine : i #vigilidelfuoco they worked for days, without stopping, saving hundreds of people in the invaded countryside in a few moments from eight billion cubic meters of water #pernondimenticare
SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Journal: The Observatory, Vol. 72, p. 35-44 (1952)
Prato Nevoso, Italy
Snow depth ski season 2017-2018
Snow depth ski season 2016-2017
It has been 13 times the earthquake in Bali based on sources from bmkg inatews may be checked http://inatews.bmkg.go/?act=realtimeev
or https://volcanoyt.com/earthquake
Boccadasse at the beginning of the storm, on the afternoon of October 29, 2018. The point, a year after the great storm that devastated the coasts of our region, at @tgrrai Liguria of the 14, broadcast on @RaiTre
I wasn't sure if to post this on here or on:
The Ice Age Cometh! Forget Global Warming!
Mods might consider if they should be merged?
Anyway, another excellent video from Ice Age Farmer:
Of particular note is the following:
We who are dependent on our pig brothers for our fat and good health see portents and signs of struggles to come!
The Ice Age Cometh! Forget Global Warming!
Mods might consider if they should be merged?
Anyway, another excellent video from Ice Age Farmer:
Of particular note is the following:
We who are dependent on our pig brothers for our fat and good health see portents and signs of struggles to come!
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Here is a link to the show referred to above regarding pandemic increases during Solar mimima:
And the full article - "The Journal of Astrobiology & Outreach 2017: Sunspot cycle minima and pandemics: the case for vigilance."
And the full article - "The Journal of Astrobiology & Outreach 2017: Sunspot cycle minima and pandemics: the case for vigilance."
wodasi
Jedi Master
Little Ice Age lessons
The world’s last climate crisis demonstrates that surviving is possible if bold economic and social change is embraced . . .
The Little Ice Age is a history of resilience and surprises – Dagomar Degroot | Aeon Essays
an assortment of topics about humans adapting , especially in Europe . . . .
The world’s last climate crisis demonstrates that surviving is possible if bold economic and social change is embraced . . .
The Little Ice Age is a history of resilience and surprises – Dagomar Degroot | Aeon Essays
an assortment of topics about humans adapting , especially in Europe . . . .
DianaRose
Jedi Master
But that's the thing there won't be any bold economic and social change. Instead, we will have crisis after crisis until society reaches the tipping point and self-destroy (aided by natural disaster).
Even though the historical Little Ice Age has never been attributed to "human-caused warming" , now the "climate change"/former "global warming" crowd is claiming they were aware of this Little Ice Age all along and take comfort in the stories of survival amongst the plagues and famines. Those who see the solar minimum approaching are just using "ahistorical nonsense" to distract from this "human-caused warming". It may be human caused in the reaction of the Cosmos to human orthogonal thinking but I don't think it is carbon emissions that are the problem in the larger scheme of things. They still think their "urgent action" to lower carbon emissions could do the trick.
At least they see the need for more nuanced histories of past-climate change to prepare for the next Ice Age.
For those who might have missed it on Sott, astrophysicist Piers Corbyn (brother of Jeremy) lays it all out:
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Astrophysicist- Mini Ice Age is now accelerating
Contrary to what the politicians are trying to foist on you, a new mini ice age - a new Maunder Minimum - has already started. "We are plunging now into a deep mini ice age," says astrophysicist Piers Corbyn. "And there is no way out." For the...
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Mr Corbyn's lesson for beginners on the Coming Ice Age. Very basic but for the majority of people very very clear.
Meanwhile,
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Man dies and 300,000 in power cut after snow in France
Travel has been disrupted on roads, trains and in airports after heavy snow, with one man dead
A man has died, more than 300,000 homes are without electricity, and roads and train lines remain obstructed after heavy snowfall in southeast France.
Up to 20cm of snow fell across the Drôme, Ardèche and Isère yesterday (Thursday November 14), with up to 30cm recorded in places with an altitude of 300 metres or more.
A 63-year-old man died near Bourgoin-Jallieu, in Isère, as he was attempting to clear snow and a fallen tree from a blocked road, when another tree fell on him. Emergency services were called but were unable to revive him. Another man, aged 27, was also injured, and taken to hospital.
More than 300,000 homes remain without power after the snowfall caused trees to fall and bring down electricity lines in the area, electricity company Enedis said.
A major, 20,000 volt cable fell in Tournon-sur-Rhône (Ardèche); while another came down in the commune of Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban, over 25 houses; requiring the occupants to be evacuated by firefighters.
Enedis said: “Our teams have been deployed, but the situation is still developing.”
Train company SNCF has also confirmed that trains will be disrupted on several lines to and from Grenoble today, due to heavy snowfall, fallen trees, or trees that appear to be at risk of falling near or on to the tracks.
The lines Grenoble-Lyon, Grenoble-Valence and Grenoble-Veynes will be most affected. It will still be possible to travel from Grenoble to Lyon, but passengers will need to take “a detour” through Chambéry (Savoie) and Ambérieu (Ain) to do so, SNCF said.
Roads in the area also remain dangerous, with authorities in the Ardèche warning residents to avoid taking the roads completely. In a statement, the department said: “Driving conditions are very difficult. Many trees have fallen over on roads.”
Also in the area, heavy goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes have been banned from major roads in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes to avoid dangerous situations and to help “ease traffic”, confirmed motorway management company Vinci Autoroutes.
Airports in the area, including Lyon Saint-Exupéry, also experienced disruption including delays and cancellations.
Airport authority Aéroports de Lyon said it had delayed some flights due to the need to “de-snow” planes and runways, and that the snowfall had been “very heavy and sticky”, but said that the situation was becoming “resolved” by the evening. Passengers were advised to check their flights before travelling.
Orange weather warnings for more snow and ice had been in place the the area throughout the day yesterday, also including the Loire, Rhône, Saône-et-Loire - but all alerts across the country have now been lifted.
Man dies and 300,000 in power cut after snow in France
A man has died, more than 300,000 homes are without electricity, and roads and train lines remain obstructed after heavy snowfall in southeast France.
Man dies and 300,000 in power cut after snow in France
Travel has been disrupted on roads, trains and in airports after heavy snow, with one man dead
A man has died, more than 300,000 homes are without electricity, and roads and train lines remain obstructed after heavy snowfall in southeast France.
Up to 20cm of snow fell across the Drôme, Ardèche and Isère yesterday (Thursday November 14), with up to 30cm recorded in places with an altitude of 300 metres or more.
A 63-year-old man died near Bourgoin-Jallieu, in Isère, as he was attempting to clear snow and a fallen tree from a blocked road, when another tree fell on him. Emergency services were called but were unable to revive him. Another man, aged 27, was also injured, and taken to hospital.
More than 300,000 homes remain without power after the snowfall caused trees to fall and bring down electricity lines in the area, electricity company Enedis said.
A major, 20,000 volt cable fell in Tournon-sur-Rhône (Ardèche); while another came down in the commune of Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban, over 25 houses; requiring the occupants to be evacuated by firefighters.
Enedis said: “Our teams have been deployed, but the situation is still developing.”
Train company SNCF has also confirmed that trains will be disrupted on several lines to and from Grenoble today, due to heavy snowfall, fallen trees, or trees that appear to be at risk of falling near or on to the tracks.
The lines Grenoble-Lyon, Grenoble-Valence and Grenoble-Veynes will be most affected. It will still be possible to travel from Grenoble to Lyon, but passengers will need to take “a detour” through Chambéry (Savoie) and Ambérieu (Ain) to do so, SNCF said.
Roads in the area also remain dangerous, with authorities in the Ardèche warning residents to avoid taking the roads completely. In a statement, the department said: “Driving conditions are very difficult. Many trees have fallen over on roads.”
Also in the area, heavy goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes have been banned from major roads in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes to avoid dangerous situations and to help “ease traffic”, confirmed motorway management company Vinci Autoroutes.
Airports in the area, including Lyon Saint-Exupéry, also experienced disruption including delays and cancellations.
Airport authority Aéroports de Lyon said it had delayed some flights due to the need to “de-snow” planes and runways, and that the snowfall had been “very heavy and sticky”, but said that the situation was becoming “resolved” by the evening. Passengers were advised to check their flights before travelling.
Orange weather warnings for more snow and ice had been in place the the area throughout the day yesterday, also including the Loire, Rhône, Saône-et-Loire - but all alerts across the country have now been lifted.
I responded to the above post, but by the time I was done, it did not fit the topic as well, as I would have liked, so I put it under: The politics of climate change: Green New Deal and other madnessFor those who might have missed it on Sott, astrophysicist Piers Corbyn (brother of Jeremy) lays it all out:
Astrophysicist- Mini Ice Age is now accelerating
Contrary to what the politicians are trying to foist on you, a new mini ice age - a new Maunder Minimum - has already started. "We are plunging now into a deep mini ice age," says astrophysicist Piers Corbyn. "And there is no way out." For the...
